Friday, 16 October 2009Turkish State Minister & Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc, who is responsible for state-run broadcaster TRT, said on Thursday that, "any stance of Turkey against Israel is out of question."
Commenting on a tv series called "Ayrilik" (Separation), Arinc said, "If Israel has reacted against the TV series, we will talk to them on the matter. The TV series does not have any political target."
Earlier in the day, Israel's Foreign Ministry summoned acting Turkish Ambassador to Israel over the TV series aired on state-run Turkish broadcaster TRT. The new TV series showed soldiers shooting down a smiling girl and a baby held up by his father above his head.
"The series, which has no connection to reality whatsoever, is not even suitable for an enemy country and certainly not for a country that has full diplomatic relations with Israel," Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said in a statement.
The show "constitutes the most serious level of incitement, and it is being done with state sponsorship," Lieberman said.
When a journalist said, "TV series 'Separation' has led to a crisis with Israel. Our ambassador was summoned to Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Will the government assume any stance against this", Arinc said, "as the state-run broadcaster, we will not want the series to lead to a diplomatic problem. We consider the TV series as scenario."
Asked if the TV drama would be stopped from broadcasting or any scenario change would be in question, Arinc said, "we do not think of it. The Turkish government does not intervene in a TV drama. Moreover, Supreme Board of Radio and Television (RTUK) controls TV broadcasts." |
Friday, 16 October 2009
ISTANBUL (A.A)
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